31 Is Astrology A Sin In Christianity

The main concern is when christians look to astrology for advice over god. The royal astrologers of the babylonian court were put to shame by gods prophet daniel and were powerless to interpret the kings dream.

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Astrology is the ancient belief that a persons destiny can be determined by patterns of stars and planets at the time of ones birth.

Is astrology a sin in christianity. At the roots of astrology is a deep human desire to know the future and to explain the meaning and purpose of human life. My communication will be faulty. Astrology has always been a part of the christian faith in many different ways.

When i traveled to europe and visited historic churches i saw remnants of astrology in architecture and in art. If there was no truth in astrology as part of the christian faith why would our ancestors go to such trouble to include all twelve zodiac signs in church. But it can be.

The practice of worship of the stars was prevalent in biblical times. The bible gives ample warnings against the worship of the stars. It praises the stars but warns that they are not to be worshipped as they are merely the creations of god.

The reason why god forbade dabbling in the occult of which astrology is a part is because it calls upon the powers of satan. Bibles opinion on the occult and astrology astrology a sin for christians. An astrologer is what the bible calls an observer of times below one who reads the stars.

In the 20th century the practice and use of astrology has exploded and sadly even among professing christians. Ive heard counter views that astrology is another way in which god speaks to man while others say there is no validity to it at all and it is just a harmless form of amusement. Astrology is the interpretation of an assumed influence the stars and planets exert on human destiny.

I was raised being taught that astrology was a pagan practice that went against christian beliefs. The horoscope is the chart that attempts to describe that destiny. Deu 1811 or a charmer or a consulter with familiar spirits or a wizard or a necromancer.

This is a false belief. My e mail will not be sent. A horoscope then tries to interpret this destiny.

Is that a view that is widely held by other christians. Yet most christians only glance at a horoscope to laugh at the generalized predictions feeling no need to delve further into occult practices or divining the future. Speaking in christian terms putting the stars in gods place is a temptation and one in which modern astrologers and astrology fans fall all the time mercurys retrograde.

If christians look to astrology first then they are taking their eyes and trust away from god. The bible mentions the astrologers in the royal court at babylon and their inability to tell or interpret royal dreams daniel 210 11 and 47. Astrology is the ancient belief that a persons destiny can be found in the pattern of the stars and planets at the time of ones birth.

So astrology is not necessarily a sin in any religion.

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